Ash tray



H. A. KExsER 2,804,080

ASH TRAY Aug. 27, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 12, 1954 L, Q/l4 Harry A. Kaiser 1N VEN TOR.

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Aug 27, 1957 H. A. KElsE-R l 2,804,080

ASH TRAY 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed July 12, 1954 14 /4 Harry Affe/'ser YINVENTOR.

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United States This invention relates to an ash tray and morespecilically to a device for extinguishing lighted cigarettes when they,.areto be disposed of. Y

An object of this invention is to provide an ash tray having a pivotalclosure and extinguishing means for easily and quickly extinguishing alighted cigarette and dumping it into the interior of the container orreceptacle.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the ash tray of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a partial side elevational view of the construction ofFigure l;

Figure 3 is a transverse, detailed sectional view taken substantiallyalong section line 3--3 of Figure 2 with portions omitted for showingthe details of construction of one of the pivotal closure members;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along sectionline 4-4 of Figure l showing the details of construction and therelationship of the various elements of the ash tray of the presentinvention;

Figure 5 is an enlarged detailed sectional view showing the structuraldetails of the cigarette extinguishing mechanism; and

Figure 6 is a top sectional View taken substantially along section line6-6 of Figure 5 showing the structural details and relationships of thecigarette extinguishing mechanism.

Referring now specifically to the drawings, it will be seen that thenumeral 10 generally designates the ash tray of the present inventionincluding a relatively large receptacle 12 having a plurality ofsupporting legs 14 for supporting the receptacle 12 in spaced relationto a supporting surface wherein the supporting surface will not bedamaged by heat in the event lighted cigarettes are positioned in thereceptacle 12. An annular rim 16 having an internal depending flange 18is positioned in the open upper end of the receptacle 12. A pair ofsemi-circular closure members 20 and 22 are pivotally mounted within therim 16 by parallel pivot pins 24. Each of the pivotal closures 20 and 22is provided with an outwardly projecting handle 26 which may be graspedfor pivoting the closures 20 and 22 about their respective pivot pins 24thereby dumping any ashes or material that may have been deposited onthe upper surfaces of the closures 20 and 22. The abutting surfaces ofthe closures Z0 and 22 are provided with semi-circular notches orrecesses 2S substantially at the central portion thereof for receiving avertically disposed tubular member 30. The tubular member 30 is mountedby means of a plurality of radially extending brace members 32 that arerigidly secured to the rim 16 and the outer surface of the tubularmember 30, thereby securing the tubular member 30 in spaced relation toatent ice 2, the bottom of the receptacle 12 for a purpose describedhereinafter.

Referring now specifically to Figures 4-6, the tubular member 30 isprovided with a plurality of pairs of radially extending arms 34 whichare resilient and generally concave on the upper surfaces thereofwherein cigarettes 36 may be positioned across the upper surfacesthereof or positioned between the arms 34 of each pair wherein theresilient arms 34 will grip and retain the cigarette 36 in an accessibleposition. Adjacent the upper end of the tubular member 30 is yasemi-spherical member 38 having a plurality of perforations 40 thereinfor permitting passage-ot` a portion of the ashes and tire on the end ofa cigarette'. The semi-spherical member 38 is pivotally mounted intheupper portion of the tubular member 30 by a`p air..` of colinear pivotpins, one of which is designated. as 42 and one portion of the otherpivot pin` extends exterio'rlyof the tubular member 30, therebyproviding an operating knob 44 for rotating the perforated member 38about the axis formed by the pivot pins. The upper end of the tubularmember 30 is also provided with a U-shaped guide member 46 whichslidably receives an operating rod 48 of a cigarette crushing member 50which has a generally semi-spherical lower surface 52 for complementalengagement with the perforated member 38. The upper end of the operatingrod 48 is provided with an enlarged ball 54 for grasping andreciprocation of the cigarette crushing member 50. As shown in Figure 5,a weight 56 is secured to the undersurface of the perforated member 38and secured thereto by a suitable pin 58. The weight 56 is covered witha resilient member, such as rubber, as indicated by the numeral 60. Theweight member 56 returns the perforated member 38 to its normal positionwherein the upper edge of the semi-spherical member 38 is substantiallyin a horizontal plane. The weight 56 together with the rubber covering60 .also serves as a stop member for limiting the pivotal movement ofthe semispherical member 38 when the crushed cigarettes are dumpedtherefrom downwardly into the container 12 through the tubular member30.

in order to prevent scorching of the supporting surface, cigarette 36may be positioned between the spring arms 34 or positioned within theconcave portions of the spring arms 34 substantially as illustrated inFigure 5. lf cigarette ashes or cigarettes are deposited on the pivotalclosures 20 and 22, the material may be dumped within the container 12by raising one of the handles 26, as desired. When la cigarette buttshould be extinguished, the cigarette crushing member 50 may be raisedupwardly by grasping the operating knob 54 wherein the cigarette buttmay be positioned upon the upper surface of the semispherical member 3S.Upon downward reeiprocation of the cigarette extinguishing member 50,the lighted butt will be extinguished. By manipulating the operating rod44 projecting exteriorly of the tubular member 30, the semi-sphericalmember 38 may be pivoted about the pivot axis formed by the pivot pinswherein the crushed cigarette may be dumped from the perforated member38 into the interior of the receptacle 12 when the extinguishing memberis raised to the position shown in Fig. 4. The weight 56 returns theperforated member 38 to its normal position for reception of theextinguishing member 50, and the weighted member 56 together with therubber covering 60 also forms a stop member for limiting the pivotalmovement of the perforated member 38. The device of this invention maybe constructed of any suitable materials having desirable decorativefeatures, such as normally employed in ash trays.

Since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to thoseskilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to theexact construction shown and described, and accordingly, all suitablemodifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within thescope of the appended claims. Y y

What is claimed as new is .as follows:

1. A combined ash tray and cigarette extinguisher `comprising anenlarged receptacle having an Open 10pa `a vertical tube, meanssupporting the, tube above the open top of the receptacle with the. tubebeing disposed centrally in the receptacle, the bottom end thereof beingdisposed kin spaced relation to the bottom of the receptacle, -said tubehaving an open upper end, aperforated closure member mounted adjacentthe open upper end of the tube for pivotal movement about an axisgenerally transverse of said tube from a position forming a closure forthe .tube to a position for dumping the contents on the perforatedmember into the receptacle, and a cigarette .crushing member mounted formovement vtoward and away from vthe perforated member for crushing Vandextinguishing acigarette placed on the perforated member, and means forautomatically returning the perforated mem-ber to its closure, formingposition.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said perforated member andcrushing member are generally semi-spherical in shape, said means forreturning the perforated member to its closure forming positionincluding a weight attached to the underside of said semi-sphericalperforated member in offset relation to the pivot axis thereof.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES. yPATENTS354,022 Onderdonk ,.r Dec. 7, 1886 414,499 Cullinane Nov. 5, 18891,301,933 Gregor Apr. 29, 1919 1,590,202 Neahr June 29, 1926 1,733,028Otfutt Oct. 28, 1929 2,301,132 McDonald Nov. 3, 1942 2,311,926 BrandFeb. 23, 1943 2,600,724 Badner June 17, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS 547,713Germany Dec. 27, 1933

